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‘Polio Paul’ Alexander’s sad final days revealed as he battled COVID inside iron lung — before death...
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 months ago"Polio Paul" Alexander, who died Monday at 78, spent his final days battling COVID while struggling...
Now is a good time to check your child's vaccinations, get shots, advocates say
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCarol Ferguson of Plumstead had a mild case of polio as a two-year-old. Her parents thought it was a...
How one New York county went from fighting measles to battling polio
Politico via Yahoo News· 2 years agoALBANY, N.Y. — Four years after finding itself in the middle of the nation’s worst measles outbreak...
As polio reemerges in New York, here’s what to know about polio and its risk in Florida
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years ago“Even a single case of polio is a threat,” opined New York State Health Commissioner Mary T....
The unfortunate return of polio, explained
The Week via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA child with Polio. Illustrated | Getty Images Polio is back. The highly infectious, potentially lethal virus has been nearly eradicated through a global...
32% of Michigan toddlers at risk for preventable diseases as vaccination rates fall
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Michigan Academy of Family Physicians sounded the alarm Monday about falling vaccination rates...
How long it took to develop 13 vaccines in history
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA pharmacist prepares the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Jessica Hill/AP Photo Scientists raced to develop COVID-19 vaccines at record speed. Vaccines often...
Coronavirus updates for July 27: Here’s what to know in South Carolina this week
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoWe’re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in South Carolina....
8 infectious diseases that made a comeback in 2022 unexpectedly — and illnesses that could surge in...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoERs are short-staffed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making the resurgence of other, older infectious...
Polio Is Making a Comeback. Thanks, Anti-Vaxxers!
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIf it seems like infectious diseases are coming at us faster, spreading more widely and persisting longer than they have in generations, it’s because...